This inscription is damaged in some
places, and it is also in Tamil verse.

It records that the king visited the
temple at Tenkasi on Saka 1368, Vaikasi 10, Friday, Uttiram=1446 A. D.,
May 6 and arranged for the performance of the ceremony of ploughing (karilsanai
Skt.karshanam). Then on the date quoted above the construction of the
central shrine of the Siva temple at Tenkasi was completed.

No. 541 (Page No
368)

(A. R. No. 511 of
1909.)

Tenkasi, Tenkasi
Taluk, Tirunelveli District Same place.

(1) Kaliyuga
4558, Karttigai 5, Thursday=1457 A. D. November 3. (2)

S 1379, Karttigai 25 (1) Thursday, Mrigasirsha, Simha-lagna=Irregular

The Saka year is a mistake for 1385.

This inscription also in Tamil verse,
records that a certain ruler of Madurai named Valuda Parakrama caused
the construction of the gopura beginning with upana started at Tenkasi
on the first date quoted above and that he arranged to complete the same
on the second date quoted above. (of No. 549 below and 536 above).

No. 547 (Page No
368)

(A. R. No. 517 of
1909)

Tenkasi, Tenkasi
Taluk, Tirunelveli District Same place.

Parakraman-Maran
of Korkai: C. 14th –15th century.

This inscription, in Tamil verse,
described the king Parakkirama-pandyan and Arikesari and refers to his
charities in the Siva temple at Tenkasi.

No. 549 (Page No
373)

(A. R. No. 519 of
1909.)

Tenkasi, Tenkasi
Taluk, Tirunelveli District Same place.

Arikesari
Parakrama-pandyan: 1463 A. D.

This inscription, in Tamil verses, records
that the ruler, called Parakramakkaiytavan, Manakavachan, Korkaivendan,
Arikesari, Vindaippor-kadandapandyan and Ponnin Perumal, finished the
stone work of the gopura at Tenkasi within 6 years (of. No. 536 above.)
and died.

No. 550 (Page No 374)

(A. R. No. 519 of
1909.)

Tenkasi, Tenkasi Taluk,
Tirunelveli District Same place.

Arikesarideva alias
Parakrama- Pandyadeva: S. 1381 and 31+8th year,

Mithuna (Ani) 23, su.
10, Wednesday, Svati== 1461 A.D., June 17.

The day in the Mithuna was 21.

This inscription records an order of the
king grantingn, as sarvamanya madappuram, some land in
Karruchcherrai-parru in Nallur-parru in Tennarinadu, to
Tattuvappirakasan, a madapati (religious teacher ) residing in the
Vitaranavinodan-perunteru on the western road, in lieu of his madappuram
land in Pagur given to him by the king on a former occasion.

It records a grant of land, 2½ ma in
extent in Kunrakkudi in Tennari-nadu, as iraiyila, to a certain Setti
Andapillai Parakramapandya-mudali alias Parakrama-pandyadevan, a servant
of the temple of the god Visvanatha. Also refers to the provision of
offerings to the goddess Gauri by Venrumalaiyitta-Perumal
Virapandyadevar.

It records a decision made, on the date
quoted above, by the people (janam), the Vellalas of the 18 nadus, the
two Pattiri groups and the five classes of parikaras (servants). It is
preceded by an account of the building of the temple of the god
Visvanatha with all its constituent shrines and enclosures at
Dakshina-kasi (Tenkasi) by the king. It is stated that on Saka 1368,
Rishabha (Vaikasi) 10, su. 10, Friday Uttiram=1446 A.D., May 6, he
performed the karshana ceremony in the place where the temple was to be
built and called it Dakshina-kasi, built the temple (tiruppadai-vidu)
and installed therein the images of Visvanatha and the goddess
Ulagamuludaiyanachchiyar. Shrines to Sahasralinga and the Saktipitha
were built, and parivara deities like Rishabhadevar were installed;
installed the image of the goddess Pidari named Arikesarinangai in a
shrine constructed on the western 5th Street and built the shrines for
Aikesarippillaiyar, mandapas for bathing and offerings and other
structures. It is stated that the work on these was begun by the king
in the 21+22 and year and was completed in 31+9th year, 17 years after
its starts, and in this divine work, not a work by human beings, all the
various groups of people mentioned above were associated. It further
states that to provide for the worship, offerings and services in
various shrines and for the Magha festival in the month of Masi,
villages listed below were gifted as devadana. They included Tenkasi,
Ilanji, Kunrakkudi, Puliyur, Pattakkaurichchi, Virapandyanallur, and
Tanjavur, Kaderrai, Vallaimuttam, Panrimuttam, Tennambai, and
Karruchcherrai in Nallurpparru, all these in Tennari-nadu, Tuvarankid
and Idaittavanai in Kurumarai-nadu; and Naduviltalak-kurrupparru in
Manailainallur, and Sahaviraramappereri in the Melpparru in Tennari-nadu;
Tamanjurpparruin Kurumarai, Vitaranavinodavalanadu alias
Visvanatappereri in Irasasingapperipparru in Ari-nadu; and
Tuttarvakandappered in Virasikamanipparru in Kallaga-nadu. It further
records some more gifts of paddy and money in this connection. All
these gifts were ratified by the assembly of the various groups of
people mentioned at the beginning who had agreed to continue to protect
the gifts.

This inscription records a gift, made by
the king, of 10 ma of land in Adalaikulakkil in Kallaga-nadu, to provide
for the offerings daily of 12 paniyaram (sweatmeat) to the god
Visvanatha. It is stated that the gift was a devadana and it should take
effect from the 11th year.

This inscription records a gift, made by
the king, of the two village of Tanjavurpparru and Tattankulapparru, in
Nallurupparru in Tennari-nadu as devadana to the god Visvanatha and the
goddess Ulagamuludaiyanachchiyar. The villages Senkottai, Ilattur,
Vellaimuttapparru, Nallur and Paimpolil are mentioned in connection with
the description of the boundaries of the gift villages.

It refers to the various items of temple
building work including the building of the main shrine from upana to
stupi and gopura of the temple of the god Visvanatha in Dakshina-kasi (Tenkasi)
on the northern bank of the Chitranadi in Tennari nadu, done in former
days by Arikesari Parakrama-pandyan and to the building of an
Olakka-mandapa (i. e., the hall of audience) by Alagan Perumal alias
Kulasekaradevan in his own name. It records also the grant of lands and
house-sites as iraiyili to three Brahmanas appointed to look after some
specified item of worship and service in the temple.

It refers to the building from the central
shrine to gopura of the temple of Visvanatha in Dakshina-kasi (Tenkasi)
on the northern bank of Chitranadi in Tennari-nadu and states that a
certain Tiruvali Srirangarajan Brahmadarayan of Kasyapa-gotra and
Asvalayana-sutra, built a shrine, in the pancha-prakara for the god
Polinduninrapiran and arranged for the worship of the god. It further
states that the ruler desired to have the images of the
Polinduinra-pillai, the goddess, and the attendant deities consecrated
and to provide for their worship and offerings, which was done through
the above mentioned Brahmarayan.

Saturday, Rohini=1466,
A.D., January 25: f.d.n. 12, if the tithi was su 10.

This inscription is incomplete at the
end.

It refers to the construction of the
various parts of the temple of the god Visvanatha and the provision made
for worship and offerings therein in olden days by Ponnin-Perumal
Parakkiramapandyadeva. It also refers to the arrangement made for
continuing these services and worship in the temple with the help of a
certain group of people and five classes of servants. It records a
decision by various groups of people and the five classes of servants to
institute a festival in their name in the temple and to provide for the
various items of articles required in that connection.

This inscription is in Tamil and Grantha
characters. It is damaged in some places and is incomplete.

It refers to the building of the temple of
Visvanatha with all its shrine like the central shrine, ardha-mandapa,
avarana (i.e., prakara) and gopura, in the Dakshina-kasi (i-e., Tenkasi)
on the northern bank of Chitranadi in Tennarnadu, and to the provision
made for the worship of the god Visvanatha and other deities. It
records a gift of a house-site as madappuram and matha to a certain
sanyasi (ascetic) named Pranananda of Panaiyur of the (Bhrerivalar ?)
Parishad, for service of supervising the various daily and special
services and worship in the temple.

It records a gift, made by Viravenbanalai
Tirunelvelipperumal, of certain rights in the temple, to certain
Tiruvaymolipperumal Parimala Bharati of Kottaiyur, who was the
tiruvilanchanai of the temple. It is stated that the order was shown to
the Vasal-kariyam Tiruvenkatamudaiyan the Kariyakkanakku......) nayinan,
the kattar Sirangarasan and other tanigars and to the sibhandarakkonakku
Siraman. The last mentioned Siraman figures as the signatory.